Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-23
FROM WAsHINGTON.
lsrtcial Correspondence OF the Aloxs. GAsETTE]
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Dec. %. 1887.


WASHINGTON. D. c.. Dec. %. 1887.
Col. G. A. Bacon, of Illinois, ex assistant
dcoskeeper of the House, has been appoint
ed chief OF the folding room Of the House,
vice G. s. Chiffon, of West Virginia, re
moved.
Most all the members of Congress, except
those who live in the extreme ends Of the
country have gone home to spend the hoil-
days with their femilie and the chambers
of The two houses to-day presented lonely
appearance: .,;.
aire. made all the Senate pages happy yes
terday by giving each o! them crisp new
FIVE dollar bill.
A Virginia runaway couple arrived here
! last night. The parties are Mr.. T. G. Doyle,
superintendent of the Virginia deaf, dumb
and blind asylum at Staunton, aged Tort! :
FIVE, and Miss Laura, daughter Of Mr.. Lewis
G. Harmon, of the same city, aged sixteeG
The groom AID his father.in-lan were boon
companions.
| A prominent Southern republican here
today SAYS the republicans have abandoned
the idee of carrying New York next No.
yember, and will make their fight for lodi
} ana. Connecticut. New jersey and some OF
tee Southern States, among them Virginia
also that Mr.. Sherman, while longing for the
| REPUBLICAN nomination for the next Presl-
dancy, realizes the fact that Blaine has the
me in his own hands, and will, therefore,
| spead no money in striving to obtain Ii. lie
| ASA says that General Mshone's recent trip
TO New York was probably for the purpose
Of oGeriug bis curtailed strength to the
Blaneites.
In the House Mr.. O'Ferrall has intro.
duced bills for the relief Of j. A. Bonsecb
W. f Logan, c. A. Washington, John
Scuthwick, to uoke DE-. A. S. Tebbs 8 sur
eeon IN the marine hospital service, to pen
sion j. a. Van Mort, to Increase the pension
of c. II Day. to iacresss the pension OF
Mary Minor Hoxey, for the relief OF Noah
| Fcliz. Of Nus Lucy B. Leerand, of S. II.
Sonner, of the hei,s of G. w. Taylor, of the
leg representatives CT 7. A. Crow, OF w.
| FL. Woodward, of Morton Below, Of st. Clair
| D. Kirlley, anG Of the trustees OF Centenary
Refo, mrd Church Of Winchester. Mr. Bow
den has introduced bills for the relief Ct
Wm Laveriug, Of Mrs. z. l.. Ward, Of Thos.
Wright J. s. Braxton, J. E. Hc2ier, J. B.
Mitchell aad Kate Ryder MI Bowden mas
also introduced petitions from Rev. u. D.
Armstrong, r. E. DeJarnett, John O.
Cannon and others against needless work in
interstate commerce. Petitions for the in.
crease of the salaries Of Sd and 4th class
postmasters ha7o been introduced by Mr..
Bowden from ]. a. Palma: and t. 4. Lewis,
of Lancaster county, and ]. W. Young and
A. J. Dunn, of Caroline county by Mr..
OFerraIl of citizens of Frederick, Sheuar-
doan, Buckingham. Page. Alhemsr!e. War
rem. Bath and Madison counties; and by
Mr. Vest Of citizens of Augusta county, and
of ReeGy Spring, Lyndhurst, AID Rosevilie,
of Cum berland county.
| Among the bills introduced in Congress
Yesterday was one for charter to an ee
waited cable railroad 10 commence at the
Aoueduct bridge in Georgetown and run to
| the Soldiers Home, via the Mall and the
! Capitol, and 10 be- extended to Arlington
should the proposed Mt. Vernon Avenue be
completed. The cars willruu under instead
of above the lracE-:n other words be Gus
pended from he track.
Col. Mosby, who is here getting his claim OF
$4,000 for consular fees to which he was emil
tied IN shape, will spend Christmas in Warrenton.
He will spend day or TWO in Alexandria next
week. His attorney here says there is no Doubt
that his claim is good
The President tod gentleman yesterday who
was talking TO him the snb.ect of the postofficc
of this city, that he would appoint District man
if District democrats unite upon such an one.
The term of the republican ncuG bent expires to-
morrow.
1t is rumored that General Bragg, of Wisconsin,
who loved Cleveland for the enemies he had
made" will be appointed U. S Attorney for the
District of Columbia.